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Duxbury Firefighter John Sjostedt has finished his 11 week Recruit Training Program at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy in Stow. As a part of that training, recruits are required to be able to work at extreme heights without fear, and still maintain full ability to perform other dangerous and difficult tasks such as rescuing people.
Here are some pictures of Firefighter Sjostedt during his 11 weeks at the Fire Academy.
Rappelling is a confidence builder in working at heights. The firefighter has a harness around his waist, and that harness is secured to a rope with knots tied by the firefighter. The rope is affixed to a secure object on the roof of the building. The firefighter then drops off the side of the building, and while releasing tension on the knot, he lowers himself at whatever speed he chooses to go. However, a faulty knot, release of too much tension on the rescue knot, or not seeing a window in your path could prove disastrous for the firefighter.
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